WAVY.com’s Nicole Livas got to visit the Tonight Show in 1999. She was in Los Angeles for a friend’s birthday party when she decided to check on tickets, since she worked at NBC-owned WJAR-TV at the time.

NBC really came through for her — Nicole had a front row seat where she was able to shake Leno’s hand at the start of the show. Leno even handed her a bag of cookies during a segment.

But her best memory of the show: “Michael Jordan was the featured guest that night,”Livas said.